Editor: Whenever President Obama’s scandals and incompetent domestic and foreign policy decisions become too hot for him he creates new scandals or new controversies in order to distract the public. The latest controversy is his claim that man-caused global warming/climate …
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Editor: If not for our ill-begotten and unnecessary adventure into Iraq, the “Arab Spring” would have most probably never happened. Once the dictatorships in Iraq, Egypt and Libya were ousted, chaos ensued with the most extreme Muslim groups rising to …
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Editor: Thank you to the following Englewood businesses for their generous support of our Relay For Life Team: Beef ‘O’Brady’s, Burger King, CVS, Curves, Emmett’s Spa and Beauty Center, 766 Hair Salon, Englewood Hospital, McDonald’s, New Faull Inn, Publix of …
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Editor: I know. I know! You know that Jill Luke is an angel of wisdom, compassion, care and leadership in the North Port community. Make that the Sarasota County community. Make that — Now! — a synonym for those wonderful …
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Editor: On March 4 the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of King vs. Burwell, which challenges federal subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka “Obamacare”) Federal Exchange in over 30 states, including Florida, that …
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Editor: In my opinion, the political cartoon in your March 3 issue illustrates a problem in our society today. When one has nothing of substance to offer, it is all too easy to fall back on something like “racism.” That …
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Editor: Want to be a hero to the thousands of us who’ll be suffering? Be Carl Bernstein and push back on whoever told you about the “savings of $2 million.” Oh really? Exactly how did they come up with that …
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Editor: The United States has been leading a coalition of countries, France, U.K., Germany, Russia, China and others who are in and waging an economic sanctions war with Iran. The purpose of the sanctions is to have Iran reach a …
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Editor: In the days of tall ships, the rudder was attached to the ship with a metal rod that passed through the rudder and the gudgeons on the transom. As the rudder was turned side-to-side, the rod could conceivably work …
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Editor: President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are desperately trying to conclude negotiations with the Iranian ayatollahs on a nuclear treaty before the end of March. According to the proposed treaty, Iran will be able to operate 6,500 …
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Editor: On behalf of the Punta Gorda Historic Mural Society I want to send a “big thank you” to the community for its support of our March 8 fundraiser, “Music in the Park.” Your words of encouragement were a meaningful …
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Editor: Longtime moderate Democrat, former U.S. Sen. David Boren, spoke often and eloquently about our constitutional right to free speech. As president of the University of Oklahoma, Boren showed amnesia by expelling two nitwit students after “they were identified as …
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Editor: Is it just me or have any other snowbirds experienced the outrageous service provided by the U.S. Postal Service this year? Mail sent directly to my temporary address here in Punta Gorda is taking as long as 12 days. …
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Editor: Millions of dollars are spent on weather equipment, maps and weathermen and they still can’t get it right. I just look out of my window and see what the weather is. It is cheap and more accurate. I also …
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Editor: A recent letter stated that President Obama’s stimulus program spent a lot and “accomplished next to nothing.” I wonder if the people of Englewood think that whenever they see that brand-new Lemon Bay High School built with those funds. …
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Editor: I had thought about joining the USCG Auxiliary for a few years, but always pushed it to a back burner. In 2014, I made friends who were active members. I witnessed their growth in skills and knowledge from being …
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Editor: Isn’t it a shame the Democrats are upset because Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, spoke to our Congress? Apparently they forgot when they invited the president of Mexico to speak in the People’s House he called the legal …
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Editor: A special thank you from my Englewood neighbors and to the Sarasota County Commissioners for their negative vote on the proposed Tromble development on Morningside Drive. Jan Moynihan Englewood …
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Editor: I am not a Republican, because I will not vote for a party that believes it is OK to use voter suppression to win elections, that will deny climate change, threatening our planet’s future just to pander to big …
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